Describe a piece of local news that people were interested in

Band 6

I would like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole area was very happyExpressão básica; limita o Lexical Resource about it. I hearErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “heard” the news first on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and after that I saw many posts about it on the internet. The mayor sayErro de tempo verbal: deveria ser “said” that the old bridge had been closed for years after the damage, and the builders finished the new one in six months. A lot of residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren were at the opening with their teachers. The opening was short, but a band played music and many people took photos on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit near the road were also happy, because more people now walk past their tables. I think people were very interested because the bridge is makeErro de forma verbal: deveria ser “made” life easier. Before that, erHesitação natural, pequena muleta de linguagem, children had to cross the road with the cars and it was very dangerousExpressão básica; limita o Lexical Resource, and the other way was a long walk. Now people savesErro de concordância verbal: deveria ser “save” about thirty minutes every day. Also, many people wasErro de concordância verbal: deveria ser “were” waiting for this news for a long time, so it was not only a bridge for them. You knowMuleta de linguagem usada como marcador de hesitação, for a week everybody was talking about it at home and in the market.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole neighbourhood was delighted. I first heard the news on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and after that I saw a lot of posts about it online. The mayor announced that the old bridge had been closed for years after it was damaged, and the builders finished the new one in just six months. Many residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren attended the opening with their teachers. The ceremony was short, but a band played and many people took photos on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit beside the road were pleased too, because more people now walk past their stalls. I think people were so interested because it made a real difference to daily lifeCollocation natural. Before that, children had to cross the road between the cars, which was dangerous enough for makeErro de estrutura verbal: deveria ser “enough to make” ou “so dangerous that it made” parents anxious, and the alternative was a long walk. Now people save about thirty minutes a day, which matters a lot to students and workers. There was also the feeling that a long-awaited decision had finally been takenVoz passiva com um particípio preciso, so it meant more than a bridge to them. For a weekExpressão de tempo que liga o ponto final de volta à história, it was the talk of the town, at home and in the market.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole neighbourhood was delighted. I first heard the news on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and later I saw a flood of posts about it online. The mayor announced that the old bridge had been closed for years after it was damaged, and the builders completed the new one in just six months. Many residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren attended the opening with their teachers. The ceremony was brief, but a band played and crowds took photographs on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit beside the road were pleased too, since far more people now pass their stalls. I think people were so interested because it made a tangible difference to daily lifeCollocation precisa e natural. Before that, children had to weave between the cars to cross the road, which was dangerous enough to leave many parents anxiousLocução adjetiva complexa com infinitivo, and the alternative was a long detour. Now people save about thirty minutes a day. There was also a sense that a long-awaited decision had finally been acted onVoz passiva com um particípio preciso, so it meant far more than a bridge to them. For a week or soMarcador de tempo vago e natural que mantém o registro informal, it was the talk of the town, at home and in the market.